§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) boys and (b) girls were on a child protection register for the latest available year for each age cohort.
§ Mr. BowisThe information is shown in the table.
Estimated numbers of children and young people on child protection registers in England at 31 March 1993, by age and sex Age Group All children Boys Girls All Ages 32,500 16,000 16,400 Under 1 2,300 1,200 1,200 1–4 9,900 5,100 4,800 5–9 10,000 5,200 4,700 10–15 9,100 4,100 5,000 16 and over 1,100 400 700 Notes:— Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 and may not add up due to rounding.
The figure for "all ages, all children" includes unborn children.